Kazantzis, G. and Albarella, U. orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-0532 (2016) Size and shape of Greek Late Neolithic livestock suggest the existence of multiple and distinctive animal husbandry cultures. Journal of Archaeological Science, 9. pp. 630-645. ISSN 0305-4403
Abstract
In this paper we discuss domestic livestock morphometric data from the Late Neolithic Greek regions of Macedonia and Thessaly. Six sites are considered, including a substantial and previously unpublished dataset from Promachon (Macedonia). The analysis of the size and shape of the animals indicates great variation between sites and regions, suggestive of the co-existence of multiple styles of husbandry. The site of Sitagroi stands out for its large and robust cattle and sheep, probably a consequence of its environmental setting, as well as the dynamism of its cultural and economic connections. In Thessaly, despite the existence of inter-site connections documented through the material culture, different sites maintained their independence in terms of husbandry choices.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Elsevier Ltd, 2016. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Greece; Late Neolithic; Zooarchaeology; Husbandry; Domestic animals; Biometry |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Archaeology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2016 13:47 |
Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2017 00:45 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.07.030 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.07.030 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102270 |